To change the active world on a Minecraft Realm server, you must replace the existing world with a different one from your saved worlds. This process allows you to load a completely new world, potentially with different biomes, structures, or pre-configured settings you desire.
Understanding World Changes in Minecraft Realms
Minecraft Realms are personal, always-online servers that allow you and your friends to play together. Unlike single-player worlds where you can directly adjust settings like difficulty or game mode on the fly through the game menu, changing the fundamental characteristics or the entire world on a Realm often involves uploading a different world. This is particularly useful if you want to start a fresh adventure with a new seed, experience a different world type, or load a custom map onto your server. The provided method focuses on replacing the entire world hosted on your Realm slot.
Step-by-Step Guide to Replacing a Realm World
Replacing a world on your Minecraft Realm server is a straightforward process. Follow these steps:
- Access the Play Screen: Launch Minecraft and select Play from the main menu.
- Enter Realm's Slots Screen: Navigate to the Realms section and choose the Realm you wish to modify. You will then enter its slots screen.
- Select the Realm Slot: Identify and select the specific Realm slot that currently holds the world you want to replace.
- Choose Edit World: After selecting the slot, look for and choose the Edit World option. This will open the world settings for that specific slot.
- Select Replace World: Within the Edit World settings, you will find the option to Replace World. Select this.
- Choose Your New World: A list of your locally saved worlds will appear. Select the world you wish to load onto your Realm server from this list. This world will overwrite the existing one on the Realm.
- Confirm and Start: Once the replacement process is complete, a confirmation message will appear. Choose Let's Go! to activate your newly loaded world on the Realm.
Preparing Your New World (Practical Insight)
Before replacing your Realm world, it's crucial to understand that you are uploading an entirely new world that you have saved locally. This means:
- Create Your Desired World: You typically create or prepare the world you want to use in single-player mode first. This is where you set initial "world options" like:
- Game Mode: Survival, Creative, Adventure, Spectator.
- Difficulty: Peaceful, Easy, Normal, Hard.
- World Seed: To generate a specific terrain.
- Allow Cheats: To enable commands.
- World Type: Default, Flat, Amplified, etc.
- Save the World: Ensure the world is saved on your device before attempting to upload it to the Realm.
Important Considerations
- Data Loss: Replacing a world will permanently delete the previous world data from that specific Realm slot. Always back up your Realm world if you wish to keep a copy of it before performing a replacement.
- Player Progress: All player inventories, progress, builds, and settings from the old world will be lost. Players will start fresh in the newly loaded world.
- Realm Subscription: This action requires an active Minecraft Realms subscription.
By following these steps, you can effectively change the active world on your Minecraft Realm server, allowing for new adventures and experiences for you and your friends.
